What Did You Expect?: Recent Episodes
Mustang Morning News
The podcast about reality checks. In this show we take on misperceptions of all kinds, to explore the funny and sometimes ironic differences between what you expect and reality. Produced by broadcast journalism students at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, CA.
Should college be a choice instead of an expectation? In this episode, Palmer Mays and Ryden Macmaster cover what pressures Costa parents are putting on their kids to get into good colleges and how kids are managing them.
In this episode, Keira Faragalla dives into how high school students are gaining such large followings on social media and how it influences them at school.
In this episode, Joanna Dorn and Makena King dive into how unrealistic body standards are affecting teen girls and the impact it has on their mental health.
90% of teens use social media. But what about the other 10%? In this episode, Erin Farrell and Emma Gordon uncover why some students aren't allowed to be on social media and the emotional effects that this could have on kids if their friends are able to use it.
Seth Gilefsky talks with Principal Jeff Winkler of Jefferson Elementary for advice on how students should be using their time in distance learning.
While most people hope to return to campus as soon as possible, the concerns of teachers and administrators alike make that possibility pretty slim. Walker Watson talks with two teachers in the South Bay to get some insight into their opinions on the matter.
We all thought online school was a short-term deal, but now being well into the fall semester we can see the benefits virtual learning has to offer. Zach Davis talks to Jack Walter about his favorite aspects of working from home.
Cayden Kubler talks to John and Alex Murphy, parents of a middle schooler and an elementary schooler, to discuss the challenges that come with a virtual learning and work from home hybrid environment.
In this episode, Walker Watson talks to Learning Center faculty and the founder of Michael's Learning Place to determine how special education has adapted to virtual learning.
Performative activism, action taken to increase popularity rather than to actually support a cause, has become more and more relevant in our society. Quincie Crandall talks to two activists to determine the difference between real activism and performative activism.
The Black Lives Matter movement in June has people thinking about systematic racism, including schools. In this episode, Maya Hernandez finds out what a privileged and predominately white school in Southern California is doing about it. Are their efforts enough to make a difference?
Camille Murray explores why the younger generation is not as politically aware as oppose to their counterparts.
Cayden Kubler finds out how students have managed to stay focused during distance learning now that technology is readily available at their hands.
Molly Roskin interviews Clarke Soderlund, a doctor at Torrance Memorial Hospital, and Joey Gasperov, a longshoreman at the Long Beach docks, to find out how workplaces of essential workers everywhere are adjusting to Coronavirus restrictions.
In this episode, Maya Hernandez talks to Alfie Kohn about why the SAT is important and if it is a good indicator for college applications.
Camille Murray looks into the financial setbacks this pandemic has caused and what people should do to save money.
With college campuses closed around the country, current seniors turn to virtual tours in order to visit schools. Oliver Cubillos reports on these changes to college commitments and how schools are adapting.
Are we really getting a good education in America? Recently, the United States dropped twenty-four ranks in international public education, and some foreign exchange students believe that the United States education system is easy, relaxed, and not as difficult as their home country's. But why? Camille Murray speaks to Ashley Daan, an educational expert at Loyola Marymount University, who explains this phenomenon.
In this episode, Maya Hernandez speaks to experts from Adobe and Google to find out why creativity is an important tool for the future.
Youth activism is on the rise with movements like March For Our Lives and Youth Climate Srikes. But not everyone can skip school to be politically active. In this episode, reporter Maya Hernandez explores why students aren't participating and what you can do to be politically active if you can't make it to protests.
Getting into college is the root of many student's stress. Ben Averbook speaks to the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Facebook to see if college is necessary to be successful.
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